Get ready to do your own 3D animations in Autodesk Maya!

Learn and master everything you need to know to get started in animation - taught by a Bafta award winning animator

Maya is the essential industry standard 3D animation software. Maya is a must in the film and the video games industry. In this course, you'll learn how to master the fundamentals and principles of animation to give you a solid foundation when starting your animations from scratch.

What will you learn?

- Maya Animation Interface Introduction

- Manipulators and Camera Movement

- How To Create Custom Hotkeys

- How To Create A Playblast

- The Graph Editor

- The Motion Trail Tool

- IK (Inverse Kinematics) FK (Forward Kinematic)

- Principles_Of_Animation

- Key Poses And Breakdown Poses

- Why Is The Bouncing Ball An Absolute Fundamental To Master

- Exercise – Bouncing Ball

- Exercise – Bouncing Ball Squash And Stretch

- Exercise – Light Bouncing Ball

- Exercise – Editing Exisitng Animation Heavy Bouncing Ball Exercise

- Anticipation And Overlap

- Overshoots

- Exercise – The Pendulum

- Upper Body As The Pendulum

- The Arm As A Pendulum Exercise Lecture

- Exercise – Hips And Legs Upper Body Exercise (The Jump Exercise)

- Introduction To Walks

- The Importance of Arcs And Paths Of Action

- Planning And Blocking

- Exercise – Blocking Walk Cycle - Hips And Legs

- Exercise – Splining Walk Cycle - Hips And Legs

- Exercise – Polishing Walk Cycle - Hips And Legs

- Exercise – The Walk

- Exaggeration, Weight And Balance

- The Importance Of Reference

- Exercise Side Shift Of Weight

- Exercise – Picking Up Heavy Weight Shifting Exercise

- Games Industry Standard Default Animation Set

- What We Will Animate From The List

- Exercise - In Game Idle Animation

- Exercise - In Game Run Animation Exercise

- Exercise - In Game Walk Animation Exercise

- Creating a Showreel For A Job

- Networking

- Applying For Jobs